Description
Bronze sculpture of a horse.
Inscription(s)
τοὶ δ᾽ ἤδη ἀγακλυτὸν ἀμφ᾽ Ὀδυσῆα
ἥατ᾽ ἐνὶ Τρώων ἀγορῇ κεκαλυμμένοι ἵππῳ
αὐτοὶ γάρ μιν Τρῶες ἐς ἀκρόπολιν / ἐρύσαντο
(Quotation from Homer's Odyssey, book 8, verse 502-504, in translation:
"...glorious Odysseus and the rest sitting inside the Horse, at the Trojan's meeting place. The Trojans themselves had dragged it into the citadel.")
Signature
W
Sculptor
- Hans Wimmer (Pfarrkirchen 1907-München 1992), German sculptor (Wikipedia - Website).
Sources & Information
Tags
Locatie (N 48°8'51" - E 11°34'14") (Satellite view: Google Maps)
Item Code: deby101; Photograph: 6 September 2010
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